Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-12
GREETINGS.
ncle Tom,s Cabin SATURDAY. eve.

on Superior street.
The Ashly Ga=cttc is on our table, 1t
is a newsy. bright 4-col. quarto.
Some grand improvements have been
made to the sidewalks on Woodwork
street
Go to +. p. Shalfer. matchmaker mC
jewelcr for fine watch, clock, and jew
elry repairing.
w, :. & 5. shipped from the Alma
Creamery last week Friday 30 tubs of
butter to Buffalo.
skipped hy the light Of the moon,
will he played at lIolcomb's opera
house, st. Louis, soon.
Fires have raised havoc with d. r.
Sulliyan's fence west of town, having
destroyed about 300 rods.
Holly Will vote August u in regard
to bonding their city for 500 to pur-
cfaseNand for public park.
viii Carnahan has sold his fine
Kirkwood mares to \. W. Wright.
They are fine drivers and good lockers.
July 80, twenty-six guests Of the ST..
Louis Sanitarium took dinner at the
Wright House, and II repeated the
same Aug I, and - Aug. :.
The first series Of the Alma Build
ing and Loan Association has been
closed, with 22o shares. The ASSocIa-
tion looks prosperous. and can but
help to boom.
Mrs y. ;. Sodekson, four children
and nurse Of Sherman. Tex have
taken up their abode at the Wright
House and taking treatment at the
Alma Sanitarlum.
\ Grand Rapids woman tainted at
the wash-tub a few days ago, while her
able-bodied - years old daughter was
in the parlor singing There's 10 one
like mother to me.
Wm. G IIomln, of De, Moines. Ia.
is visiting his brothers here this week.
Nh II. is brilliant young attorney.
being admitted tn tie lar in thi, coun-
ty about four years ago.
The date set for the Ithaca fair is
Sept. 9th to 30th \ fine list Of prem
iums is being prepared and as usual
grand time is expected. ss Ithaca
never fails TO have q successful fair.
The :. Draper mammoth Uncle
Tom Cabin Go. is advertised at this
place Saturday night, August 18th.
They give their entertainment under a
large tent and are very highly spoken
of.
Geo. r. Brown, Of this office, left
Monday morning for Sheridan where
ne will take charge of the Sheridan
Ncrs i'm place of +. L. Brown who has
accepted the foremanship of the Flush
ing OjSc,TCr.
\ telegram from Grand Master II. c.
Hathaway who is at the Iron Noun
tains, and who was expected here to
dedicate the Masonic hall at this place
Aug -, states that it will be impossi-
bic for him to reach here by that date,
consequently it will be postponed in
definitely.
viii G.. Waldby started to-day on
his hidyclo to make trip across the
country to Alma. Gratiot county. where
he will visit his brother Harry. lie
stops at Jackson tonight and will trav-
el nearly POO miles before reaching his
destnation.-Adrian TimcS.
Rev. Dr. Nelson's church at East
Saginaw has voted him a six week ; va
cation. presented him with a well-1lleC
purse and invited him to take his fam
lily and make the most of tie relic
from work, which he and his family
are accordingly spending in Maine.
\ new law soon to 90 into effect pro
vidcs that all holders OF mortgages shal
pay interest upon them; that the regis
ters of each county shall send state
mcnts 10 other counties in the state {,
the register Of the county in vhicl
such holders of mortgages may reside
and that such mortgage shall be assess
ed as in real estate.
In an interview with y. Il. Sullivan
one of our solid farmers. in regard T.
the Michigan Hedge Co.'S hedge fences
he feels confident that in his ace it j
not only the cheapest but he best fenc
for the farmer TO build. 50 conldcu
that he has purchased 200 rods lie i'm
forms us that in less than four year
from the time it Is SO, ont, one en-
have "A perfect fence L. g. Gooduov
of Ithaca, is agent for this county an
will call on the farmers in this vicinity